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US troops provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

Video. Afghanistan crisis sparks debate over EU's military capabilities

Updated: 02/09/2021 - 11:39 GMT+2

"It's clear that the need for more European defence has never been as evident as today after events in Afghanistan," said Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign affairs chief

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